ING Belgium accused of helping Russian oligarchs avoid tax
Sunday, 24 June 2018 11:01
The Belgian subsidiary of the Dutch bank ING has been implicated in tax evasion by journalists working on the massive leak of financial information known as the Panama Papers.
Bpost will offer two-tier postal service
Friday, 22 June 2018 10:55
In an attempt to revive its ailing letter-post service, Bpost is to introduce a new two-tier mail system which will allow customers to pay more for next-day delivery, the company said.
Baron Empain, one-time kidnap victim, dies at 80
Friday, 22 June 2018 10:52
Baron Edouard-Jean Empain, a Belgian businessman best known for surviving a kidnapping in 1978, has died at the age of 80.
Crypto-currency trading scams on the increase, FSMA warns
Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:27
Complaints from consumers following bogus crypto-currency investment offers are on the increase, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) revealed on Thursday.
Telenet aims to take over all Brussels cable operations
Thursday, 21 June 2018 10:36
Multimedia operator Telenet has confirmed a bid to take over the Brussels cable company Brutélé, which currently operates under the name of VOO.
The owners of Woluwe Shopping Center want to be quoted on Brussels Stock Exchange
Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:51
Eurocommercial Properties, which owns the Woluwe Shopping Center, has applied to be quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange, the Dutch holding company announced on Tuesday.
International experts flock to Antwerp for global diamond parley
Monday, 18 June 2018 16:36
International actors in the diamond sector are in Antwerp this week for a four-day international conference bringing together representatives of 81 countries.
Details of 15,000 Orange users hacked
Saturday, 16 June 2018 10:20
Telecommunications company Orange has admitted that a “data leak” exposed the personal information of some 15,000 customers in Belgium to possible hackers.
Cool reception for proposed fourth mobile operator
Thursday, 14 June 2018 11:23
Industry representatives have given a cool reception to a proposal by federal minister Alexander De Croo, responsible for telecommunications, to open up space in the mobile landscape for a fourth major operator in order to stimulate competition.
ArcelorMittal invests 150 million euros in Ghent to transform CO2
Tuesday, 12 June 2018 11:18
The steel giant ArcelorMittal began the construction in its Ghent factory of new equipment that transforms high furnace CO2 emissions into bioethanol.
